moscar
Galician
Alternative forms
- mosquear
Etymology
From mosca (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosˈkaɾ/
Verb
moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosquei, past participle moscado)
- (intransitive, of cattle) to flee or escape from the flies
- (intransitive, by extension) to flee or leave in a hurry
Conjugation
- Note: mosc- are changed to mosqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of moscar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | moscar | |||||
| personal | moscar | moscares | moscar | moscarmos | moscardes | moscaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| moscando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | moscado | moscados | ||||
| feminine | moscada | moscadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | mosco | moscas | mosca | moscamos | moscades | moscan |
| imperfect | moscaba | moscabas | moscaba | moscabamos | moscabades | moscaban |
| preterite | mosquei | moscaches | moscou | moscamos | moscastes | moscaron |
| pluperfect | moscara | moscaras | moscara | moscaramos | moscarades | moscaran |
| future | moscarei | moscarás | moscará | moscaremos | moscaredes | moscarán |
| conditional | moscaría | moscarías | moscaría | moscariamos | moscariades | moscarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | mosque | mosques | mosque | mosquemos | mosquedes | mosquen |
| preterite | moscase | moscases | moscase | moscásemos | moscásedes | moscasen |
| future | moscar | moscares | moscar | moscarmos | moscardes | moscaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | mosca | mosque | mosquemos | moscade | mosquen |
| negative | – | mosques | mosque | mosquemos | mosquedes | mosquen |
Related terms
- mosca
References
- “moscar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “moscar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moscar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Verb
moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosquei, past participle moscado)
- (colloquial, intransitive) to be oblivious
Conjugation
Conjugation of moscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | moscar | |||||
| Personal | moscar | moscares | moscar | moscarmos | moscardes | moscarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| moscando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | moscado | moscados | ||||
| Feminine | moscada | moscadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | mosco | moscas | mosca | moscamos | moscais | moscam |
| Imperfect | moscava | moscavas | moscava | moscávamos | moscáveis | moscavam |
| Preterite | mosquei | moscaste | moscou | moscamos1, moscámos2 | moscastes | moscaram |
| Pluperfect | moscara | moscaras | moscara | moscáramos | moscáreis | moscaram |
| Future | moscarei | moscarás | moscará | moscaremos | moscareis | moscarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| moscaria | moscarias | moscaria | moscaríamos | moscaríeis | moscariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | mosque | mosques | mosque | mosquemos | mosqueis | mosquem |
| Imperfect | moscasse | moscasses | moscasse | moscássemos | moscásseis | moscassem |
| Future | moscar | moscares | moscar | moscarmos | moscardes | moscarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | mosca | mosque | mosquemos | moscai | mosquem | |
| Negative (não) | não mosques | não mosque | não mosquemos | não mosqueis | não mosquem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin morsicāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosˈkaɾ/ [mosˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: mos‧car
Verb
moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosqué, past participle moscado)
- to hollow out
Conjugation
Conjugation of moscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | moscar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | moscando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | moscado | moscada | |||||
| plural | moscados | moscadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | mosco | moscastú moscásvos | mosca | moscamos | moscáis | moscan | |
| imperfect | moscaba | moscabas | moscaba | moscábamos | moscabais | moscaban | |
| preterite | mosqué | moscaste | moscó | moscamos | moscasteis | moscaron | |
| future | moscaré | moscarás | moscará | moscaremos | moscaréis | moscarán | |
| conditional | moscaría | moscarías | moscaría | moscaríamos | moscaríais | moscarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | mosque | mosquestú mosquésvos2 | mosque | mosquemos | mosquéis | mosquen | |
| imperfect (ra) | moscara | moscaras | moscara | moscáramos | moscarais | moscaran | |
| imperfect (se) | moscase | moscases | moscase | moscásemos | moscaseis | moscasen | |
| future1 | moscare | moscares | moscare | moscáremos | moscareis | moscaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | moscatú moscávos | mosque | mosquemos | moscad | mosquen | ||
| negative | no mosques | no mosque | no mosquemos | no mosquéis | no mosquen | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of moscar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive moscar | |||||||
| dative | moscarme | moscarte | moscarle, moscarse | moscarnos | moscaros | moscarles, moscarse | |
| accusative | moscarme | moscarte | moscarlo, moscarla, moscarse | moscarnos | moscaros | moscarlos, moscarlas, moscarse | |
| with gerund moscando | |||||||
| dative | moscándome | moscándote | moscándole, moscándose | moscándonos | moscándoos | moscándoles, moscándose | |
| accusative | moscándome | moscándote | moscándolo, moscándola, moscándose | moscándonos | moscándoos | moscándolos, moscándolas, moscándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative mosca | |||||||
| dative | móscame | móscate | móscale | móscanos | not used | móscales | |
| accusative | móscame | móscate | móscalo, móscala | móscanos | not used | móscalos, móscalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative moscá | |||||||
| dative | moscame | moscate | moscale | moscanos | not used | moscales | |
| accusative | moscame | moscate | moscalo, moscala | moscanos | not used | moscalos, moscalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative mosque | |||||||
| dative | mósqueme | not used | mósquele, mósquese | mósquenos | not used | mósqueles | |
| accusative | mósqueme | not used | mósquelo, mósquela, mósquese | mósquenos | not used | mósquelos, mósquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative mosquemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | mosquémoste | mosquémosle | mosquémonos | mosquémoos | mosquémosles | |
| accusative | not used | mosquémoste | mosquémoslo, mosquémosla | mosquémonos | mosquémoos | mosquémoslos, mosquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative moscad | |||||||
| dative | moscadme | not used | moscadle | moscadnos | moscaos | moscadles | |
| accusative | moscadme | not used | moscadlo, moscadla | moscadnos | moscaos | moscadlos, moscadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative mosquen | |||||||
| dative | mósquenme | not used | mósquenle | mósquennos | not used | mósquenles, mósquense | |
| accusative | mósquenme | not used | mósquenlo, mósquenla | mósquennos | not used | mósquenlos, mósquenlas, mósquense | |
Further reading
- “moscar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014